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Insecurity: Resign Now, Wike Tells Buhari

…Presents Six Years Progress Report

…‘We Gave Our State Restorative Oxygen Of Rehabilitation, Reconstruction, Renewal’

Against the backdrop of the simmering unabated criminalities across the country, Rivers State governor, Chief (Barr) Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to throw in the towel before the country grinds to a halt.

Governor Wike who gave the advice during his address at presentation of six years progress report to mark the 2nd year of his second tenure on Monday, said the heightened degree of insecurity across the country and what he said was the obvious inability of the federal government to tackle the menace, has continues to trouble Nigerians from all divides.

According to Governor Wike, “Nigerians are in desperate need of relief from the daily incidents of kidnapping and mindless killings across the country by insurgents, herdsmen, bandits and militia groups”.

While calling on the APC-led federal government to step up and be alive to its constitutional responsibility to protect lives and properties in all parts of the country, the outspoken governor said failure to do this tantamount to admission of failure.

“The APC-led federal government must admit its lack of capacity and resign before the country collapses like a pack of badly managed cards on its hands”, Wike insisted, adding, “Enough of the excuses, ineffective actions and buck passing”.

Governor Wike during his speech, applauded the House of Representatives for affirming and reassuring Nigerians on its positive provisions in the proposed bill on electronic voting and simultaneous transmission of unit results by electronic means.

“Everyone who means well for our democracy believes electronic voting and simultaneous transmission of results has the potential to prevent the large-scale rigging of election that has become regular in our electoral system”, he said.

“President Buhari readily attributes his victory in both the 2015 and 2019 polls to the introduction of the novel card reader device by President Goodluck Jonathan’s Administration; yet he has been overly reluctant on the need to midwife the birth of a new, transparent, efficient and trustworthy electoral system for the country.

“Let me therefore warn that we do not need a soothsayer to tell us that to allow the old ways of doing things and much vilified status quo to continue to prevail in our electoral system as recommended by the Senate’s version of the bill would be a complete disservice to the nation and a recipe for disaster for our country.

“A gain, I hope Mr. President still cares about his legacy and would therefore prevail on the APC-controlled National Assembly to give the nation an Electoral Act with positive provisions on electronic voting and simultaneous transmission of results from the unit level to prevent rigging and guarantee trust, credibility and confidence in our elections”, the governor stated.

On the six years’ stint, the governor said it had been a journey of renewal, transformation and consolidation. 

The journey, he went on, was a journey to build a new Rivers State with a better life and future for the present and generations unborn, adding that his administration remains proud with what has been accomplished so far.

“Recall that we came into office at a time the national economy was and is still in turmoil with much reduced revenues accruing to the State governments.

“You also know that we inherited a State with visibly decrepit infrastructure, litany of abandoned projects coupled with a hopeless economic and security situation as businesses were closing shops in their numbers.

“Everyone knew that Rivers State, prior to our administration in 2015,was asphyxiated and in urgent need for the restorative oxygen of rehabilitation, reconstruction and renewal.

“But with determination, commitment to purpose and prudent management of available resources, we have drastically changed the development trajectory of the State for the better with many more progress to be delivered beforewe exit the stage for the next government”, declared.

See full text of the Governor’s presentation on his six years in office, below

HIS EXCELLENCY NYESOM EZENWO WIKE’S ADDRESS AT THE PRESENTATION OF THE SIX YEARS PROGRESS REPORT TO MARK THE 2ND YEAR OF THE GOVERNOR’S SECOND TENURE ON MONDAY, JULY 12, 2021

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